Air Vice Marshal McClaughry formally hands over four Hawker Hurricane Mark IICs to No. 94 Squadron RAF at El Gamil, Egypt.
Birth name
Wilfred Ashton McCloughry
Born
(1894-11-26)26 November 1894 Adelaide, Australia
Died
4 January 1943(1943-01-04) (aged 48) Cairo, Egypt
Allegiance
Australia (1913–16) United Kingdom (1916–43)
Service/branch
Australian Imperial Force Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force
Years of service
1913–1943
Rank
Air Vice Marshal
Commands held
AHQ Egypt (1942–43) No. 9 (Fighter) Group (1940–42) British Forces Aden (1936–38) RAF Mersa Matruh (1935–36) RAF Heliopolis (1934–35) No. 8 Squadron RAF (1924–28) No. 8 (Training) Squadron AFC (1918–19) No. 4 Squadron AFC (1917–18)
Battles/wars
First World War Second World War
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Relations
Edgar McCloughry (brother)
Air Vice Marshal Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, CB, DSO, MC, DFC (26 November 1894 – 4 January 1943), born Wilfred Ashton McCloughry,[1] was an Australian aviator and air commander who served in the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War and Royal Air Force in the Second World War. His senior commands included: British Forces Aden (1930s), and; No. 9 Group RAF,[1] and Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding Allied Headquarters Egypt (both during the Second World War). McClaughry was killed, while a passenger, in a flying accident in Cairo in 1943.[2][3]
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